For the Florida State softball team, there truly is no place like home.

The Seminoles (51-6-1) finished their regular season a perfect 26-0 in home games this season. They also finished the regular season 24-0 in ACC games, making them the first undefeated team in conference play since FSU did it in 2003. The Seminoles then claimed their fourth consecutive ACC title last weekend.

All the accolades are now in the rear-view mirror for the Seminoles. They are looking ahead to their next challenge, which begins this weekend when they host the Tallahassee Regional to open the NCAA Tournament.

FSU, which was awarded the No. 4 national seed in the tournament, will welcome in No. 2 seed Georgia (33-21), No. 3 seed Jacksonville State (40-10) and No. 4 seed Princeton (27-28).

“I’m so excited I can’t even put it into words,” FSU freshman left fielder Dani Morgan said. “Being at our home field for regionals with the crowds we get and the familiarity of the field is just amazing.”

Offensively, the Seminoles do a lot of things well. Entering the postseason, FSU is among the top 10 nationally in batting average (.334), on-base percentage (.433), runs per game (6.88), slugging percentage (.547), and triples (23).

FSU is led at the plate by junior third baseman Jessica Warren, recently named the 2017 ACC Player of the Year. Warren has amassed 21 home runs thus far, ranking third nationally. She also holds a .420 batting average, the second-highest mark on the team.

Florida State linebacker coach Bill Miller speaks during the Seminoles' media day on Sunday, August 6, 2017.

Florida State linebacker coach Bill Miller speaks during the Seminoles' media day on Sunday, August 6, 2017.

On the mound, Jessica Burroughs, the two-time defending ACC Pitcher of the Year, is the Seminoles’ star. The senior, who was recently selected first overall in the 2017 National Pro Fastpitch Draft, has posted a 1.14 ERA this season, best in the ACC, and has amassed 246 strikeouts and 27 walks in 177.2 innings this season.

This year’s NCAA Tournament provides a chance for Florida State to move past its 8-7 extra-innings loss to Auburn in the semifinals of last year’s Women’s College World Series, a harsh memory that has served as a motivator during the past 12 months.

“At Florida State, we use the hard stuff as positive things to keep us going and keep us motivated,” FSU second baseman Ellie Cooper said.

“Losing that game to Auburn, we learned a lot about ourselves. Yes, it was a loss, and yes, it was hard, but we learned a lot as a team and as a program and it’s all part of the process and the journey for this year and getting what we want done which is a national championship.”

The Seminoles have faced a tough road schedule this season, taking on the NCAA Tournament’s top three national seeds — Arizona, Florida, and Oregon — away from home this season.

“I think that the games we have had this year have prepared us for what is about to come,” Cooper said. “We’ve played in front of some tough crowds, some big crowds, some high-pressure situations. I think you fall back on those and you remember how you got through them and that’s what is going to help you get through these.”

For now, FSU will have the crowd on its side. Should FSU win the Tallahassee Regional, the Seminoles will welcome in the winner of the Baton Rouge Regional, hosted by 13th-seeded Louisiana State this weekend.

The Seminoles, though, are taking it one game at a time. The postseason journey begins Friday at 7 p.m. when FSU faces Princeton.

“Right now, we are focused on Princeton. We can’t get to anyone else until we get through Princeton,” Cooper said. “We take everyone that way. There’s no easy game in the postseason.”